The Apple Records 45 RPM Singles

Compiled by Serge Pelletier and Piers Hemmingsen, with help from Yvan Tessier and Fred Young who contributed to the MANY scans found in this section.

NOTE: A few Apple 45s were imported from the USA. The easiest way to differentiate US from Canadian pressings is to look for the title written sideways on the sliced apple side (US pressing have titles written vertically on both sides). Otherwise, for pressings with custom labels, US records have a bumpy ridge before the runout groove, also known as a gripper. No Canadian Apple pressing has this bumpy ridge. (some non-Apple regular orange Capitol label Canadian records sometimes have the ridge).

Serial Number

Artist

Title

2276

The Beatles

Hey Jude / Revolution

Issued on August 26, 1968. Note that the first Apple record in Canada was a Compo pressed Yellow Submarine / Thingumybob by the Black Dyke Mills Band, which had the sides reversed from the USA release.

Hey Jude was the last MONO 45 to be issued by The Beatles in Canada. Apple Canada had the sliced side of the apple rotated such that the text was horizontally written across the sliced apple with the stem pointing straight out at the right of the label, as opposed to the US where the stem points towards the top. Apple was introduced in Canada through a special event where were presented the first 4 Apple singles (which included Hey Jude).

The 45 was pressed by both Compo and RCA; Compo having a much thicker font. Compo pressed 80-90% of all Hey Jude singles. Out of the first 4 Apple singles, only Hey Jude was also pressed by RCA, due to high demand.

Original Compo copies were issued in a special white paper Apple company sleeve stating THE BEATLES ON APPLE, as opposed to RCA copies that were sold in standard black Apple sleeve, with only the word APPLE at the top.

Top Row: Compo pressing - A side, B side and the possible special blank promotional pressing (B side is not blank)

Top Row: RCA pressing - A side, B side and the possible special blank promotional pressing that was also pressed by RCA (B side is not blank)

1800

Black Dyke Mills Band

Thingumybob / Yellow Submarine

The Canadian version of this 45 inverted the A and B sides, putting Yellow Submarine on the A-side.

1801

Mary Hopkin

Those Were The Days / Turn Turn Turn

Compo pressed disc.

APPLE 2

Mary Hopkin

Le Temps Des Fleurs / Turn Turn Turn

A special release for the french Canadian market in Québec. It is actually the french version of "Those Were The Days". This 45 is quite rare as it was pressed in small quantities. It has a british numbering system and was pressed only by Compo. It was housed in a special white APPLE sleeve.

1802

Jackie Lomax

Sour Milk Sea / The Eagles Laughs At You

1803

The Iveys

Maybe Tomorrow / Daddy’s A Millionaire

1804

Trash

Road To Nowhere / Illusions

This 45 has been released in Canada, but is now extremely difficult to come by. Its promotional issue "Road to Nowhere/Road to Nowhere (Apple PRO 4671/4672) is a USA release only.

A McCartney composition given to Mary Hopkin. The disc has no sliced apple side, the B-side also being pressed on a full apple label.

2490

The Beatles

Get Back / Don't Let Me Down

Issued on May 5, 1969. This was the first STEREO Beatles 45 issued in Canada. Almost all copies were pressed by Compo, but some rare copies were also printed by RCA with their usual smaller font size. The Compo pressings were issued in the white paper BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve.

1807

Jackie Lomax

New Day / Thumbin' a Ride

2531

The Beatles

The Ballad Of John And Yoko / Old Brown Shoe

Issued on June 2, 1969. Both Compo and RCA pressings were made for this 45. Original Compo copies were sold in an imported US picture sleeve. RCA copies were sold in a white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve.

1808

Billy Preston

That's The Way God Planned It / What About You

Notice the CBC radio station sticker on the label.

1809

Plastic Ono Band

Give Peace A Chance / Remember Love

A-side is a classic Lennon-McCartney song recorded in Montreal, room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel during their famous Bed-in. Although McCartney has nothing to do with this song, they had contractual obligations to credit their songs to both names. Some copies were issued with an imported picture sleeve.

1810

Rhada Krsna Temple

Hare Krishna Mantra / Prayer To The Spiritual Masters

2654

The Beatles

Come Together / Something

Issued on October 6, 1969. This INCORRECT single features Come Together on the A-side, while it was SOMETHING that was supposed to be the A-song. Come Together has the inscorrect timing of 2:16. Only a handful of these Compo mistake pressings were made. They are extremely rare and it is assumed that the batch of incorrect singles were spotted on the same day, recalled and destroyed almost as soon as production commenced at the Compo pressing plant. Perhaps surviving copies were obtained by employees and that none of the mistake copies were ever distributed in Canada.

it is most likely that whoever saw the two tracks being issued as a single in Canada assumed the Lennon track would be the A-side. These limited pressings were found in a white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve.

2654

The Beatles

Something / Come Together

Issued on October 6, 1969. Both Compo and RCA pressing exist for this version of the single. Compo pressings wrote the title on two lines: SOME-THING as for the RCA pressing being in a smaller font size, it is written on one line, without a hyphen. Both versions were issued in a white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve.

1811

Trash

Golden Slumbers-Carry That Weight / Trash Can

1812

Hot Chocolate Band

Give Peace A Chance / Living Without Tomorrow

1813

John Lennon

Cold Turkey / Don’t Worry Kyoko

1814

Billy Preston

Everything’s Alright / I Want To Thank You

1815

Badfinger

Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages

1816

Mary Hopkin

Temma Harbour / Lontano Dagli Occhi

Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada.

1817

Billy Preston

All That I’ve Got / As I Get Older

1818

John Lennon

Instant Karma / Who Has Seen The Wind

Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada.

1819

Jackie Lomax

How The Web Was Woven / Fall Inside Your Eyes

Apple 2764

The Beatles

Let It Be / You Know My Name

Issued on March 11, 1970. Both Compo and RCA pressed the single, but Compo accounts for 80% of the copies. Initial Compo copies were issued in an imported US picture sleeve. All other copies were issued in the unique Canadian white BEATLES ON APPLE sleeve. Later copies were issued in plain black glossy APPLE sleeves imported from USA.

1820

Doris Troy

Ain’t That Cute / Vaya Con Dios

1821

Radha Krishna Temple

Govinda / Govinda Jai Jai

1822

Badfinger

No Matter What / Carry On Til Tomorrow

Apple 2832

The Beatles

The Long And Winding Road / For You Blue

Issued on May 11, 1970. Only Compo pressed this single; no RCA copies were documented. Initial copies were sold with an imported US picture sleeve. All later copies were housed in a regular white APPLE sleeve (no mention of The Beatles).

1823

Mary Hopkin

Que Sera Sera / Fields Of St Etienne

1824

Doris Troy

Jacob’s Ladder / Get Back

2969

Ringo Starr

Beaucoups Of Blues / Coochy Coochy

1825

Mary Hopkin

Think About Your Children / Heritage

2995

George Harrison

My Sweet Lord / Isn’t It A Pity

No sliced apple side. Not issued in a picture sleeve in Canada. Their contract obligating the Beatles to use the capitol catalogue numbers being over, this was the last 45 to follow the Capitol numbering system instead of Apple' new catalogue numbers in the "1800s".

1826

Billy Preston

My Sweet Lord / Little Girl

1827

John Lennon

Mother / Why

1828

George Harrison

What Is life / Apple Scruffs

1829

Paul McCartney

Another Day / Oh Woman Oh Why

1830

John Lennon

Power To The People / Touch Me

1831

Ringo Starr

It Don’t Come Easy / Early 1970

1832

Ronnie Spector

Try Some Buy Some / Tandoori Chicken

1833

NOT USED

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1834

Jackie Lomax

Sour Milk Sea / Fall Inside Your Eyes

A Canadian pressing was issued, but the promo pressing is USA only.

1835

Bill Elliot & Elastic Oz Band

God Save Us / Do The Oz

Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada.

1836

George Harrison

Bangla Desh / Deep Blue

1837

Paul and Linda McCartney

Uncle Albert / Too Many People

Both Compo and RCA pressed this 45. Bottom row is the RCA pressing.

1838

Ravi Shankar

Joi Bangla / Oh Bhaugowan

RCA pressing

1839

Yoko Ono

Mrs Lennon / Midsummer In New York

Custom white apple. No sliced side.

1840

John Lennon

Imagine / It’s So Hard

Custom white apple. No sliced side.

1841

Badfinger

Day After Day / Money

1842

The Plastic Ono Band

Happy X-Mas (war is over) / Listen, The Snow Is Falling

Credited to John Lennon The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. Issued with a picture sleeve in Canada. (note: green vinyl pressings were not issued in Canada).

1843

Mary Hopkin

Water Paper & Clay / Streets of London

1844

Badfinger

Baby Blue / Flying

Not issued with a picture sleeve in Canada.

1845

Lon & Derek Von Eaton

Sweet Music / Song Of Songs

1846

NOT USED

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1847

Wings

Give Ireland Back to The Irish / Version

1848

John Lennon

Woman Is The Nigger Of The World / Sisters o Sisters

Custom black label with morphing of John and Yoko's faces.

1849

Ringo Starr

Back Of Boogaloo / Blindman

1850

Chris Hodge

We’re On Our Way / Super Soul

1851

Paul McCartney

Mary Had A Little Lamb / Little Woman In Love

No bumpy ridge, probably not issued with the imported picture sleeve.

1852

Sundown Playboys

Saturday Night Special / Valse De Soleil Coucher

1853

Yoko Ono

Now Or Never / Move On Fast

1854

Elephant's Memory

Liberation Special / Madness

The rare version with POWER BOOGIE on the flip side is a USA pressing only.

1855

Mary Hopkin

Knock Knock Who’s There / International

1856

NOT USED

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1857

Wings

Hi Hi Hi / C Moon

Custom red label.

1858

Chris Hodge

Goodbye Sweet Lorraine / Contact Love

1859

Yoko Ono

Death Of Samantha / Yang Yang

1860

NOT USED

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1861

Paul McCartney

My Love / The Mess

Custom label with a special picture sleeve unique to Canada, promoting the Red Rose Speedway album. The 45 was most likely imported from the USA.

1862

George Harrison

Give Me Love / Miss O’Dell

1863

Paul McCartney

Live And Let Die / I Lie Around

1864

Badfinger

Apple Of My Eye / Blind Owl

1865

Ringo Starr

Photograph / Down And Out

Custom label

1866

NOT USED

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1867

Yoko Ono

Woman Power / Men Men Men

1868

John Lennon

Mind Games / Meat City

being manufactured at Captiol's new plant, the labels are a little different as they have a different font and have a flat label. Issued in a flat black apple sleeve.

1869

Paul McCartney & Wings

Helen Wheels / Country Dreamer

1870

Ringo Starr

You’re Sixteen / Devil Woman

1871

Paul McCartney & Wings

Jet / Mamunia

Rare version with a different flip side, This was possibly never issued in Canada.

1871

Paul McCartney & Wings

Jet / Let Me Roll It

1872

Ringo Starr

Oh My My / Step Lightly

Compo pressing and Columbia flat label pressing exists.

1873

Paul McCartney & Wings

Band On The Run / 1985

1874

John Lennon

Whatever Gets You Through The Night / Beef Jerky

Issued in a later black flat paper APPLE sleeve.

P1875

Wings

Sally G / Sally G

This Canadian promo shows a sticker from the CBC in Vancouver, but as it is the case with all other Apple promos, it was imported from the US, as no Canadian promo was pressed.

1875

Wings

Junior’s Farm / Sally G

Release sheet statting the October 25, 1974 release date.

1876

Ringo Starr

Only You / Call Me

This 45 was issued on a custom label (Columbia pressing), on the regular Columbia flat label and on the glossy Compo label pressing.

1877

George Harrison

Dark Horse / I Don’t Care Anymore

The white label Canadian pressing has no bumpy ridge while US pressings have a bumpy ridge and different font. In Canada, the record also exists with the custom blue label.

1878

John Lennon

#9 Dream / What You Got

1879

George Harrison

Ding Dong; Ding Dong / Hari’s On Tour (Express)

Below, this Canadian promo shows a sticker from the CBC in Vancouver, but as it is the case with all other Apple promos, it was imported from the US, as no Canadian promo was pressed.

1880

Ringo Starr

No No Song / Snookeroo

1881

John Lennon

Stand By Me / Move Over Mrs L.

1882

Ringo Starr

It's All Down To Goodnight Vienna / Oo Wee

1883

NOT USED

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Originally intended to be John Lennon's Ain’t That A Shame / Slippin’ And Slidin', only a US promo was made before the release was cancelled in both the USA and Canada